weapon and ammunition in his car. today he faced a judge for the second time in as many days, but he's not locked up. instead, he's packing up and heading south. all this as new details about the security scare come to live. mark segraves joins us live with the reason behind the release and, mark, what happens next? >> reporter: yeah, good evening, leon. you said the chief of police the other day said we averted disaster by putting him behind bars. yesterday a federal prosecutor said he was a grave risk to the public safety if he were to be released. but today that same prosecutor, a federal judge and defense attorney all agreed it was safe to release bryan moles and he's not going back home in pennsylvania, he's going to atlanta, georgia to live with a friend. but a judge put conditions on his release. he had to seek a mental evaluation and mental health treatment once in atlanta next

week. he's also prohinted from having any guns and has to sur retur d returned -- surrender the guns he still has in pennsylvania. >> reporter: moles is now facing one federal charge of illegally possessing a gun and one local charge of illegally transporting a gun. the d.c. judge released moles late thursday evening on his promise to return to federal court friday afternoon. >> do you have a message for your family back at home? >> i love them. >> reporter: prosecutors had argued that moles was a danger to the public, based on information provided by an acquaintance of moles who told police the 14-year navy vet and physician had left voice mails saying he was traveling to d.c. from his home in pennsylvania and he had guns. court documents showed moles told the acquaintance he would stay in d.c. until he met president trump. moles called himself a refugee

pharmacy. according to prosecutors. mold told the acquaintance his car looked like timothy mcvay and eric rudolph were going camping, a renge to two domestic terrorists. and moles withdrew $10,000 from his bank account, leaving only $4.19. 4/19 is the date of the oklahoma city bombing. those were enough red flags for the secret service to question him in his room at the trump hotel and arrest him after he admitted to police he had a glock handgun, an ar-15 assault rifle and 90 rounds of ammo in his car. moles now faces 11 years in prison on those charges. he will be back here in d.c. for his next court appearance later this month. at u.s. district court, mark segraves, news4. i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk where we're learning new information about the investigation into russia and the trump campaign. the associated press reports, it's

trump campaign chairman paul manafort, and it may also look into what role attorney general jeff sessions and his deputy a.g. played in the firing of fbi director james comey. this moves indicates that robert mueller is assuming a broad mandate as special counsel and it comes days before comey heads to capitol hill to testify in front of the senate intelligence committee. >> thank you, chris. now to vladimir putin in his own words. nbc's megyn kelly questioned putin today about allegations that he interfered with our presidential election. blayne alexander is live at the white house now with putin's response. >> the russian president answered some very direct questions about that wide-reaching and ongoing investigation back here at home. and as you may imagine, he'd had a lot to say. the white house today taking no questions on the ongoing russia investigation. >> we're focused on the president's agenda. >> reporter: but in russia, a

>> translator: this is some sort of hift eysteria and it never s to stop. >> reporter: speaking at an economic forum moderated by nbc's megyn kelly, the russian president at times, dismissive. others, sarcastic. >> translator: a 3-year-old can perpetrate such an attack and they present it like this. >> reporter: and ridiculing multiple u.s. intelligence findings that russia did meddle in the 2016 u.s. election. >> translator: no facts, just assumptions, allegations, conclusions. >> reporter: this as the russia investigation heat up on capitol hill. fired fbi director james comey set to testify next week, and questions about a secret meeting between the president's son-in-law and adviser jared kushner and russian ambassador sergei kislyak. >> what is an ambassador supposed to do?

>> reporter: also under scrutiny for his meeting with kushner, russian banker sergey gorkov who refused to answer questions from nbc's keir simmons. in st. petersburg today, plenty of talk, yielding only more questions around the russia investigation here at home. and nbc's megyn kelly just sat down for an exclusive interview, a one-on-one interview with vladimir putin. that is coming up next on "nbc nightly news" just after this broadcast. wendy? >> thank you, blayne. well, along with world leaders, a number much citiof ce responded to the president's decision to pull out of the paris agreement. many are planning to move forward with their plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. district officials believe that climate change can pods a real threat here. >> climate change is going to disproportionately impact our impact that have the least resources to deal with it. so if

family dealing with higher utility bills as temperatures get hotter. >> we're told the city has already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 24%. the goal is 50% by 2032. so we wanted to know, do you want your state or your city to sign on to this paris climate agreement? the majority of you who responded to the flash survey said, yeah, you do. reaction to the president's decision is still coming in. fact check has taken a look at his speech and analyzed his claims. to see it, head to our nbc washington app during the break. new safety concerns after a d.c. street car and a metro bus collide on a busy street. the first major accident involving the new street car program. it happened along h street northeast near 11th street, just a few feet away from shops and restaurants. at least ten people on the bus were hurt. chris gordon joins us live with more on what went wrong. what havu

this? >> reporter: well, d.c. police, metro transit police and ddot are all investigating the cause of this accident. ever since street cars started running along h street in northeast, there have been critics that called the design dangerous. take a look why. they say the tracks run too close to parked cars. today a car leaving a spot may have caused this street car to hit the metro bus. this passenger wore a neck brace as she was accompanied off the bus. belinda king hobbled off in pain. she says the crash caused her to hit a rail on the same side where she had a total hip replacement. >> when it hit, we just flew. didn't no one coming until just now. so we all going to the hospital. >> reporter: there is no rear window on the metro bus. for passengers, the crash came as a total shock. >> i was sitting on the back of the bus, all of a sudden i felt a hard bump. >> reporter: d.c. f a

crews received an emergency call at 11:00 a.m., reporting a d.c. street car had hit the back of a metro bus injuring ten passengers on the bus. >> we called our mass casualty bus, considering the number of people that were involved, and we transported them to local hospitals. >> there was a loud crash. >> reporter: johnny bay was standing outside the metro pcs store he manages and saw the accident right across the street. >> so i saw the street car coming up. and i don't think he saw the bus, because he ran streit into the back of -- straight into the back of it. and everybody on the bus goes jerking, jerking, like that. >> reporter: the metro bus passed through the intersection at 11th and h as the street car followed behind. >> do you know who had the light? >> definitely the street car had the light, but the metro bus had stopped. and i think there was a car coming out of a parking spot here and maybe the street car

>> reporter: metro reports that the injuries to the passengers on the bus were minor, that we are told by ddot that there were no passengers on the street car at the time of the accident. the driver suffered minor injuries, was taken to a hospital, and tested for blood -- tested for drugs and alcohol as is standard procedure in any public transit accident. that's the latest live in northeast, washington. back to you. >> thank you, chris. over in virginia, an amtrak train got stuck on the tracks after it collided with a trailer. this was this morning in culpeper. this is video from chopper4. crews used heavy machinery to clear up the mess. we're told the truck was towing that trailer when it happened. this train runs from new orleans to new york city. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes is asking

investigation into the fake flyers flaplastered all over several neighborhoods. they appear to have the official letter head of u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. they call on people to deport undocumented immigrants. i.c.e. says the flyers are fake. norton wants the federal government to investigate to find out who's responsible. members of the house committee on veterans affairs are asking the va inspector general to look into what we told you yesterday. a veteran's body went undiscovered for more than a day in the va parking lot here in d.c. >> his family said the veteran never returned home from a treatment session two weeks ago. they say they called the center to try to get help and to get a search for the man. for 36 hours,

found him. until his sister drove to the medical center, searched the parking lot and found the man's body in his car in that parking lot. just outside the entrance. the man's death was confirmed by a police report and multiple sources speaking with the news4 i-team and the new head of the medical center said the agency there is investigating what might have gone wrong. >> they met with the veteran's sister that evening, expressed our condolences on that. >> reporter: and the veterans affairs committee has launched its own investigation into the death. the d.c. va medical center already under scrutiny. a scathing audit was released last month saying the medical center suffered supply shortages and was using expired supplies during procedures, putting patient safety at risk. in the scott macfarlane. >> to see his original story or to send in a tip, visit the nbc washington app and click invest

a beautiful friday. i like to call it a fantastic friday. any day the weather is this nice on a friday, that's what you get. out there now, 81 degrees. warmer to the south, cooler to the north. 81, richmond. 77 hagerstown. only 70 in state college. that's some cooler, drier air coming in now. that's because of a little bit of a frontal boundary. you see it there, drifting through. we'll see another one tomorrow morning that could give us clouds early on saturday. a great evening in store. continued warm throughout the weekend. rain chances on sunday and still looking unsettled next week. the updated forecast back here at -- what time do i hit today, 18 or 25? >> we'll just have to stay tuned, how about that. >> stay tuned. >> we'll text you. >> let me know. >> a hi-tech takedown. deputies used a drone to capture a w

addressing some privacy concerns you might have about that eye in the sky. famous faces get a starring role in a popular d.c. hot spot. tonight a speak peek at the new mural at ben's chili bowl. this is one of our favorite times of the week, because we get nbc's chuck todd joining us to talk about russia, cmate li ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia.

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back to politics, and yet another week of a head-snapping development. >> let's take a look. sparks fly when megyn kelly takes on vladimir putin over the election interference. elbows fly when nbc news trids to get answers about jared kushner's meeting with the head of a bank linked to the kremlin. a >> all this has trump exits the paris climate accord, leading to concerns about america on the world stage. >> you need to do like a five-hour show this sunday. >> i feel like it, to get everything in. i can tell you this, i think the president would prefer to talk about criticism on the paris climate deal. >> rather than russia. >> and megyn kelly talking to putin, what do you discern from that? are we reading tea leaves? >>

obvious. i spoke with the former ambassador on russia mike mcfall who is a putin whisperer. what is putin saying, what does he mean in something like this. putin is being very careful in what he denied. saying all you have is allegations, you don't have facts. but the day before, he admits, maybe russian patriots, but it was never done on a government level. this is putin's way of almost bragging about it, is the way mcfall interpreted it. of saying, yeah, that's right. look at all the chaos i've sewn. look at what i was able to pull off, and it was almost a little bit of, he viewed it as his way of matchchismo, of showing off. he gave no help to donald trump in that respect. all he did was add more smoke, while at the same time, giving trump no -- didn't clear any room for him. makes trump's problems wor

that. >> absolutely. >> and there are conflicting explanations about the conversations that he was having with this banker who is tied to this bank that is tied to the kremlin. as a matter of fact, keir simmons today, did you see the video of this? we want to show folks and let them see for themselves. he tried to get an answer from sergey gorkov. tried to get him to answer a simple question about the nature of his conversations with jared kushner. take a look at this. >> have you been dockr contacted by the fbi, would you be prepared to talk to them? mr. gorkov? i'm sorry. mr. gorkov, it's just a question of understanding what happened in the meeting. mr. gorkov, if it was an innocent meeting with jared kushner, why don't you want to talk about it, sir? please don't push me out of the way. i just want to ask you about the meeting that you had with jared kushner. >> that was the colonel that jump -- the kernel. >> the worst problem t

house said he was doing -- that jared kushner was reaching out as far as the way he was reaching out to other foreign leaders, diplomatic outreach. gorkov's bank said it was a business outreach, to speak with kushner's companies. so we have these two on the record conflicting. and by the way, that means somebody's lying or somebody's not telling us the whole truth. it's possible both are telling parts of the truth. and perhaps the conversation was everything. but this is not any bank. and i think that's what people need to understand. this bank that sergey gorkov runs is a bank that we've sanctioned here in the united states. it's a bank that has been used by confirmed spies, convicted spies have used this bank. this is not like sun trust. i don't want anybody to get it confused here. this is not that kind of bank. this is a bank the russian government uses when it needs to

political favors. >> looking ahead to thursday when james comey testifies, is this must-see tv? >> i think it's going to be one of those moments where, ollie north when he testified on iran contra, i think it's going to be one of thods where everything stops. not just washington will stop. when john dean -- this will be have one of those where, i actually think our e-mail might actual stop for a few minutes while everybody sits and listens. how he lays it out, what he says. there's no guarantee we hear from him next week. the president could try to fight it and invoke executive privilege. i think it's possible he fights it and loses. tries to invoke t but loses, because james comey is no longer an employee of the executive branch. i don't know if he could actually

>> he's a private citizen. >> all right. you gotta tune in to chuck this week. >> it's a big one. >> sunday morning at 10:30, the longest running show in television history. >> and i'm hoping to have the longest running episode. >> right here on nbc4, you don't want to miss it. >> thanks, chuck. raising awareness about gun violence in america. still ahead, local families and business owners share their personal stories amid staggering new statistics about crime in this country. prince george's county police are trying to find who killed matt murray, and so are leers in tadhe ♪ killed matt murray, and so are leers in tadhe pro-tip. get these great smoked ribs. twenty minutes on the grill, they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours?

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super pro-tip: buy your veggiveggies pre-chopped. ce. boom. the best food at amazing prices, giant. how is doug not standing outside to do this forecast? doug, where's your power? >> that's what i'm talking about. yesterday i was at the herndon festival. so when i asked today to go outside, you know what they told me? >> what? >> we can see it. say no more. >> thanks. this is a great conversation. really glad we did this. take a look outside. show you what's happening. we got the sunshine and really just a beautiful day. this is a postcard right here. a ca

there. look at that, plenty of sunshine, bright blue skies, the potomac looking great. very green, the grass, the leaves all looking good. the tide at the potomac, high tide just after 4:00. that's why this is filled here in the areas down by the point. now, 81 degrees. down by gravely point. northwest winds at 14 miles an hour. 81 degrees. winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. that will start to come down just a bit. 77, gaithersburg. 73 in winchester. a great evening to get out and about. great evening for exercise or to eat outdoors. on the radar, no rain. not any rain anytime soon. we did have a little front trying to make its way through. helping to bring us the wind earlier. few clouds at times. the showers died off as they moved out. there will be another one into tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that in a second, but first look at these

81 in d.c. 91 in st. louis. 89, near 90 in minneapolis. normally this weather migrates across the country. but that's not the case. that big area of low pressure is up to the north, that's why we're on the cooler side. new york, only at 73. buffalo, 63. for us, the low pressure stays to the north, gives us nice weather for saturday. first off tonight, no clouds, just beautiful. tomorrow morning, starting off with some cloud cover. another system rotates around the big upper low. by noon, starting to clear. behind 81, west of the blue ridge, sun all day. in the afternoon, everybody gets in the sunshine. here's your forecast for tomorrow. 83 degrees, clouds early in the day and then clearing as we look at our reston camera. next couple of days, what are we expecting? high temperatures on sunday, even warmer. mid to upper 80s. 87 on sunday. 79 on monday. pretty good chance of rain on monday. could be a shower or storm on sunday. but a really good chance coming

chance of showers on tuesday with a high of 74. just cool on wednesday. and then most of next week, all looking pretty good. not bad out there. back to you. >> all righty. fighting racism after a high profile murder. the three things that could spark change on one of our local college campuses. and a tribute to some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, and sports. we'll show you how this restaurant is gting et

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you're watching news4 at 6:00. and first at 6:30, the local lgbtq community worried after the murder of a young man in his apartment. >> that's right. police made this discovery earlier this week. the man was stabbed to death. the killer is still out there. >> tracee wilkins is live with what activists are doing to ease fears and to bring the killer to justice. tracee? >> reporter: they say they're specifically concerned about when it happened. that's why they wanted to be a part of helping in this investigation. >> he was out like a lot of us were, enjoying the different cultural events and club events and bars. >> reporter: devin barrington ward said after black gay pride weekend, no one could reach matt

murren. then the flnews broke. >> it was very sad, we learned of matt's murder. >> reporter: prince george's county police are looking for a killer. 26-year-old matt minkens-murrey was discovered murdered in his apartment tuesday in hyattsville. so far, no suspects have been identified. >> the person who did this is still at large. they could be engaging with community members right now as we speak. >> reporter: devin barrington ward is president of impulse group, focused on hiv aids. tomorrow they'll hold a vigil in his honor. >> we'll create a space for community members to grieve appropriately, to mourn, to try, to laugh, all those things that come along when you lose a friend. >> prince george's county police are not calling matt's murder a hate crime, but devin said it's important the message is sent to the community and police that those who

concerned. >> there aren't a lot of organizations and programs that cater to black gay men, so we wanted to step up to the plate. >> reporter: the vigil will be held in landover, at the denim collection community center from noon until 1:30 and then after that, folks will be going to d.c. to pass out flyers to some of the clubs and bars that the victim frequented. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. >> thank you, tracee. a new plan of action to fight hate after the stabbing death of a student at the university of maryland. the school will implement a pledge for respect and unity for all students. coming in the fall, events will be held on campus to promote inclusion and diversity. and they're also planning to institute harsher penalties for those who commit a bias or hate crime. the announcement comes after a

black bowie state university student was murdered on campus last month by a white student. the issue of hate has dominated the headlines. there have also been cases involving nooses at the national museum of african american history and culture, at american university and also the university of maryland. we had dr. fauntroy in our studio and asked him about the public responses to these cases and whether or not responding fuels the bad behavior. fauntroy believes we have to spnld or we risk normalizing that kind of behavior. >> there are certain symbols in american history that are so strong and so powerful that when they are trafficked in the way they have been recently, we have to say something and we have to be vigilant about it. >> he says that more universities need to adopt zero tolerance policies on hate and bias related incidents. dozens of new american citizens participated in a special celebration at

naturalized at a sceremony in front of george washington's home. the group also helped celebrate what would have been martha washington's 286th birthday. >> but who's counting? [ laughter ] it's a nod to music, history, sports and the district. a new mural at ben's chili bowl starting to take shape now. the artist said this mural aims to tell a story to through the faces on that wall. derrick ward as a look at who made the cut. tell us about it. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the ali family has been here for 59 years. this alley, this wall, has become just as popular and important as the restaurant. >> i found people to be very supportive and kind and we've gone through

>> reporter: change has come again. the mural is being reborn. artist anekkian udopia is back on the ladder with bricks as his canvas, bringing a new vision to life. >> the idea is the torch being passed. it starts with harriet tubman holding a lantern at the very top. and it creates a triangle or pyramid of some sort. and that celebrates, you know, black excellence and art history. >> from tubman's torch to the obamas, down the alley, prince, muhammad ali, chuck brown, donnie simpson and russ parr, d.c. based rapper, wal lay. and you'll also find jim vance, marion barry, dave chappell and dick gregory. >> the artist came up with the vision and we had from the list, there were quite a few others we would have loved to make the wall. >> then i thought to change

you guys will be very excited to see the story unfold. >> reporter: and like art, even the process is open to interpretation. the process itself can and does inspire. >> what i see in the african american man that is doing the portrait, really brings it home. to even our young people, to know that nothing is impossible. >> and while it's impossible to get all the notable figures onto one wall, there's room for expansion, right? >> maybe there is. we'll see. >> reporter: now this wall is still a work in progress. it will be another couple of weeks before it's done. the color will be added, as well as other figures, eleanor holmes norton and taraji p. henson. they'll be added. and in a couple of weeks when the wall is unveiled formally, expect a crowd like that. >> what a lovely thing to be

standing in line. also as we were saying, vance didn't know that he was on the wall. so when doug kammerer text him and said, you know you're on the ball at ben's chili bowl, what a lovely surprise for him. >> indeed. >> good deal. >> thanks, derrick. a dramatic takedown, using a drone. how local deputies used the device to get a suspected gunman in handcuffs. beautiful tonight across our region. if you're heading out tonight, no big deal at all. and your weekend plans and bea introducing the italian collection from subway. head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway.

you can call it a high tech takedown. deputies in stafford county are using a drone to search for a suspected gunman. it's becoming a growing asset for law enforcement. as our bureau reporter david culver reports, it's also raising some privacy concern. >> reporter: you're looking at thermal images from thursday

manhunt. sheriff's deputies combing the western part of the county for this man, jeffrey owens. a caller reported he opened fire on a car and then took off into the woods. so the sheriff's office launched into the sky and spotted their guy. certainly you have more condensed areas within stafford county and a lot of land that looks like this. a lot of open, rural space. in fact, this is where thursday's manhunt ended. just think of it, trying to send a bunch of ground units to search all of this. instead, the county had eyes above. >> it's absolutely a game-changer. >> reporter: lieutenant ben oversees special operations, which now includes four drones. >> these are the front steps to our courthouse. if something were occurring here, safety related, we could deploy this technology and gain information about what is happening. >> reporter: the unmanned aircraft system as they call it, can give deputies a clear sight from a safe distance. >> it's

law enforcement to leverage technology to save lives and protect our community. >> reporter: a case in point. late march, the drone flying as s.w.a.t. prepared to move in on a suspected meth maker's home. notice what the drone spots. children, playing out front. >> the drone operators were able to relay that information down to our tactical operators in the wood line to let them know of the potential concerns of the concern. >> reporter: while incredibly helpful, sheriff david decatur acknowledges drones spark privacy concerns. he says his office is determined to play by faa, state and county rules. >> we want to continue to make sure that we're very transparent and that we dwagarner the appro and support from the community because the ultimate goal is to save lives. >> david culver, news4. new fall-out over a parody of president trump. why cia

plus, her tearful message to the commander in chief. >> reporter: and weir here at the eighth annual astronomy festival. all the kids starting to come out. kids of all ag, of coursese.

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the woods to protect themselves from harm. it's bright and it demands to be scene. that's the inspiration for this movement. kristin wright is in bethesda tonight with more on the local tributes. >> reporter: it's a memorial to victims of gun violence in the d.c. area. we start our story tonight with a business owner in the district who's been the victim of gun violence too many times. >> whether the individuals are shooting at each other, or someone protecting themselves, it's a necessary evil, it's part of life. and that's the truth of the matter. >> reporter: malcolm hines owns city beats shoe store in southeast d.c. gun violence has been at his doorstep and through it too many times. >> you know, we need guns for your safety and protection, but in the wrong hands, they can come violent, as we see in the city now. >> reporter: armed robbers have hit his business, again and

with guns wanting money. >> the guns they get on the streets are mostly illegal guns. you know, sold by probably people who are getting them legally. >> reporter: several shootings have happened in southeast d.c. over the past few months, but the mayor's office said there is progress and police have taken almost 900 illegal guns off the streets this year. t-shirts bearing the names of d.c. area victims of gun violence are on display at st. mark's presbyterian church in rockville. part of national gun violence awareness day. the associate pastor said it's a powerful visual. >> our hope is that this will be a witness to gun violence and also an opportunity for these people not to be forgotten, but for their lives to be remembered. >> reporter: malcolm said it should be gun violence awareness day every day. >> i want to make it home every night. i have a wife, a family, a mother to take care of. they depend on me.

memorial, so this one at st. mark's will be here until sunday, and then it moves to chevy chase. back to you. the kathy griffin controversy has taken a new turn. there was instant backlash earlier this week when the comedian posted a video of herself holding a fake, severed head that strongly resembled the president. griffin posted an apology and admitted she had gone too far. but now she's accusing president trump and his family and followers of booiullying her. >> a sitting president of the united states and his grown children and the first lady are personally, i feel, personally trying to ruin my life forever. it just isn't right. >> cnn fired kathy griffin from her annual new year's eve show with anderson cooper and she says she's lost other work as well. we'll see where that goes. both sides love controversy.

>> but it's friday. and it's beautiful. >> beautiful outside. >> how's the weekend going to be? >> we just want it to continue right into the weekend. >> right into september. >> you know what, my summer forecast is coming out and i think you're gonna like it, soon i've got it for you. take a look outside right now. looking pretty good. plenty of sunshine, blue skies, just a great day. a few clouds earlier, right now, a couple, but not many. currently at 81 degrees right now, currently in the upper 70s to around 81 degrees in the city. we'll be dropping through the evening hours. a little breezy outside right now. winds gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. those breezes will come down as the sun begins to set. 9:00, 72 degrees. 67 degrees at 11:00. a little bit on the cool side, especially in the suburbs, you'll be in the upper 50s to around 60 by that time. but look at this forecast. a great forecast and a great night to get out and simply look up. that's what amelia draper's

long down there on the national mall. amelia, this is a really big deal. i love this event, going on tonight, some of the best weather they've had for it in a while. >> reporter: yeah, and that's what everyone is telling me down here. obviously the sun is still up, but we have lots going on here. kind of interesting. the moon is up that way. the sun is behind us. so half the telescopes are looking at the sun. the other half are looking at the moon. i was talking to a scientist earlier. they said the most interesting thing about the sun that's not known is why is it hotter as you get further away from the sun. you know when you go up in the atmosphere it gets schocooler. not only can you see the sun and the moon, but as the sun goes down, you'll be able to see jupiter, saturn, the rings around saturn as well. and take a look at these images. this is astro-photography. the photographer will be here tonight projecting them live as he's doing son

it's going to be very cool as well. so many people starting to come out and obviously as the sun goes down later, right around 8:30, toward 9:00, a lot more people are going to make it out here. and it's free, wonderful, so many kids are out here now. >> such a cool event. you can see a little bit of a breeze out there. but that will be dying off. thanks, amelia. have fun down there. 10,000 people down on the mall, all taking a look up at the sky. no problems tonight as far as clouds or rainfall goes. the storm team4 radar all dry. we'll stay that way through most of tomorrow. we'll stay dry all day tomorrow. some clouds early and some clearing by noon. 76 degrees at that time. 83 by 4:00. if the kids have games, they will get them in. no problems. had a lot of cancellations so far this season, but not any this weekend. sunday, 87 degrees, chance of a shower or thunderstorm on sunday, but still looking good. monday, high of 79, on the stormy side. very good chance of storms on monday. take a look at the beach forecast here. i promised i'd have this for

you, here you go. 71 on your saturday, breezy, if not a little windy along the beach on sunday. water temperature of 63. monday coming in around 70 degrees and rain. so if you're coming home sunday night, you'll miss it. if you're coming home monday, you might be driving in rain. 74 on your tuesday, chance for showers there. and then we just stay a little unsettled tuesday/wednesday. behind the next system, we get nice. 78, thursday, 84 on friday. huge event next year. 100 years of chevy chase elementary school. the school turns 100. big party going on out there. right now, weather looking great for that. we will be right back. spor up next.ts

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teams took home national championships last week. and today the maryland baseball team begin their quest for a national title. terps and west virginia in north carolina. kyle davis at the dish and he's eating. two-run shot in the second gives west virginia a three-run lead. but it's in the third, zach jan car ski gets one back for the turtles. bloop single, played to run. maryland down by two. to the next inning, the fourth, jan car ski back up with the bases loaded. man, he makes some great contact. just not enough distance. terps cannot cash in. different story for west virginia. kyle davis smashes his second home run, mountaineers with six long balls on their way to win 9-1. still double elimination tournament. win or go home for the terps. maryland will play an elimination game saturday at 2:00. steven strasburg back on the mound for the n

series of the week in the bay area. opening their series against oakland tonight after sweeping san francisco this week. last time out, though, he dominated yet another california team last saturday. career high, 15 strikeouts against san diego in a 3-0 shut-out. a late start in oakland tonight, first pitch at 10:05. the birds started june off with a bang. they hit four home runs in last night's 7-5 win over boston. orioles are a half game behind for second in a.l. east. lot of ground to cover after going 12-16 in may. no matt jones at otas for the redskins. no problem for rob kelly. he had the moniker of fat rob last season. but according to several reports, he's slimmed down. possibly deserves a new nickname. looking to prove he

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